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Colour My World Visual Arts E-Bulletin May-Jun 2024

Colour My World Visual Arts E-Bulletin May-Jun 2024

WORLDS UNSEEN

One of the many roles of an artist is to feel and to portray things that are often overlooked or cannot be seen with one’s eyes. We call you to turn your attention to Worlds Unseen, from the macro world of microbes to parallel universes to feelings and emotions.

To find out more about our Visual Arts Workshops, visit: 

https://colour-my-world.com/term-workshops-on/

ENROL NOW: Term starts from 3 May!
Existing students do NOT need to re-enrol.

 

Explorer’s Art   (3 – 5 yrs)

Art Chef

Feeling hungry? Fancy a hearty burger, or maybe something lighter like Sushi? How about a giant Taco?! Our Explorers will become  master chefs, creating a series of three mixed-media food sculptures of various scales. Experimenting with different uses of materials and studying their particular qualities and textures, our Explorers will imitate food through art.

Core Art   (5 – 10 yrs)

Worlds Unseen

Welcome to Worlds Unseen, an adventure into the microscopic. Our Core Artists will draw inspiration from macro imagery of microbes and viruses to produce highly idiosyncratic creative line works. They will be creating three artworks, starting with a fine line ‘zentangle’ and a petri-dish experiment with colour. Then, they will create a mixed-media sculpture incorporating decorative elements of illustration.

Drawing Fundamentals   (6 – 8 yrs)

Me, Myself & I – Layered Portraiture

Play with layers and illusion while learning to draw believable faces. Break down facial proportions through drawing exercises and constructive  sketches. Portray faces and features from different angles, and create a proportional inked portrait. Produce two portraits on one paper, put on your red-and-blue glasses, and close one eye to watch the other portrait disappear!

Ready-Set-Draw   (8 yrs+)

Comedic Comics

Channel your inner comic! Four-panel joke comics have a long history across many cultures, and today they are more widespread and readily appreciated than ever through the internet and social media. Study a range of influences from American newspaper strips, Japanese 4-koma, and modern online comics. Design amusing characters, render them in black ink, and experiment with the interplay between text and image to find the perfect comedic timing.

Comics   (8 yrs+)

Double-Spread

Immerse your audience in the universe of your making. Take inspiration from superhero comic legend Jack Kirby, who is widely regarded as one of the medium’s major innovators. Challenge yourself to create a dynamic, immersive, and visually engaging glimpse into your story through a full comic spread which spans two pages. Improve your paneling, pacing, and structure. Our long-term students will be taking the characters and universes they’ve created in previous terms and expanding on them throughout the project.

Sculpture Culture

(Pottery-Ceramics 10 yrs+)

Fundamentals Master Class

Learn to build three-dimensionally and excel in creation that takes form in art ware, figurines, sculpture, decorative and applied art objects. Acquire fundamental skills from pinching, coiling, slab to wheel-throwing, we shall experiment with new materials whilst utilising techniques of slip casting, clay modelling, and surface texturing.

Pixelated

(Digital Arts 10 yrs+)

Retro Revival

Step back in time and delve into the history of video games! Learn how to say more with less as you reduce your creature and location designs down into pixel art with a limited canvas and colour palette. Expand your skillset by investigating the pointillism movement to develop advanced colour mixing techniques. Then bring your pixelated world to life with a looping animation!

Sketchbook Studies & Painting   (10 yrs+)

Sargent And Fashion

Take inspiration from the Tate Britain Exhibition of John Singer Sargent’s portraits, Sargent and Fashion. Dabble a little in fashion illustration, and practice observational drawing and painting of various textile textures and weights. Explore oil portrait painting that focuses on rendering clothing and fabric in a loose, expressive way. Choose which parts of the costume you wish to paint fully rendered and which will be completed with broad strokes. Appreciate how Sargent used fashion as a powerful tool to express identity and personality.

Tactile Textile  (12 yrs+)

Touchy-Feely

Let’s craft a talisman filled with positive energy using a rich assortment of thread, yarn, and fabric. Talismans are objects that are thought to have magical powers and can be used for specific purposes, such as protection, healing, and good luck. Your charm will include a combination  of personalised and customized symbols that represent values or characteristics that you wish to capture.

Mentor Studio   (13 yrs+)

For art enthusiasts who are considering Art for GCSE, A-Levels, IGCSE or IB; or who simply enjoy being stretched artistically. Mentor Studio is open to any participants who want to strengthen their skill repertoire, build on their collection of portfolio-worthy artworks, or explore challenging themes through open-end self-enquiry guided closely by a mentor. Acquire in-depth knowledge and understanding of art-form, techniques and styles used as we guide you through various artistic decision and pathways to artistic achievement.

Architecture in Context   (13 yrs+)

Rendering technicalities with creativity, we explore architectural and interior spaces, with referenced imagery and floor plans of Hong Kong vibrant and historical landmarks to build a foundation of perspective, shape, space and form. Topics of investigation throughout the year range from Relocation, Restoration and Conversion, with rendition of a mix of architectural drawings, mood boards and illustrations; both conceptual and imaginative.

Colour My World 2024 Production – A Midsummer Night’s Dream tickets are for sale now!

The classic Shakespearean comedy of runaway youths and fairy trickery retold with striking neon colours and contemporary energy!

 

Hello Colour My World family,

We are proud to present Colour My World’s 2024 production of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Our cast of 4-14 year olds will bring you an illuminated evening of comedy and mischief.

Tickets are for sale now! Get them before they sell out.

You can buy tickets at all URBTIX outlets and Online Here at urbtix.hk. For telephone bookings please call 3166 1288 or order through the mobile app URBTIX. The ticketed shows are on 4 & 5 May 7:00pm at Y-Studio, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Road, Chai Wan.

Hope to see you there!

Colour My World Easter 2024 Holiday Workshop

Colour My World Easter 2024 Holiday Workshop

Easter 2024 Holiday Workshops

Pick Your Week :

Week 1 2, 3, 5 Apr 2024
Week 2 : 8 – 10 Apr 2024

Welcome Springtime with our creative workshops that celebrate the seasonal explosion of plant life! With both visual and performing arts, there are workshops for children of all ages. Try stamping & stenciling, stitching & painting, singing & acting, or even drawing with light in the air! There’s something new to try for everyone!

Cultivated Collage

(Printing, Collage Art)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 4 – 6 yrs

Fees : $2,100
Pick Your Week:
Tue, Wed & Fri, 2, 3, 5 Apr
Mon – Wed, 8 – 10 Apr

10:00 am – 12:30 pm daily

IN VISUAL ART…

Celebrate the nouveau with the fresh colours and natural beauty of plant life. We will take our best ideas for new plant designs and nurture them into a multi-media collage garden, each with a guided sense of composition. We will learn techniques such as relief stamping patterns and the use of stencilling to create bold surface designs.

IN DRAMA…

Banish that icy chill and summon the Springtime in our dramatic workshops. We shall have a trio of tribal movement and magic based workshops especially designed for this age group.

 

Dotty Vegetal

(Acrylic Painting)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 7 – 10 yrs

Fees : $2,550
Pick Your Week:
Tue, Wed & Fri, 2, 3, 5 Apr
Mon – Wed, 8 – 10 Apr
10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

IN VISUAL ART…

Taking inspiration from Yayoi Kusama, we will use imaginative images and fluctuating rhythms to create an infinity polka-dot acrylic painting. Experimenting with ellipses, dots, patterns, daubed lines and bright colours, you will design, compose and cut; drawing and pasting your favourite fruit or vegetable onto a painting in your own style. Light or dark, warm or cool, will your colours compliment or contrast?

IN DRAMA…

Join us as we attempt to summon the spirit of Springtime by devising a group fable, with elements of song and rhythm, in a kid-centric concoction of constructive play.

 

Ma Fleur Brodée

(Textile, Acrylic Painting)

VISUAL ART only for 10 yrs +

Fees : $2,950
Pick Your Week:
Tue, Wed & Fri, 2, 3, 5 Apr
Mon – Wed, 8 – 10 Apr

10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

Following the guiding principles of Art Nouveau, we will paint a delicate floral pattern on canvas, before adding the surprising element of embroidery to produce a tactile and visual effect. Beginning with a close stylistic study of the period’s drawing, we’ll then experiment with colour schemes and colour mixing before applying acrylic to canvas. Our dried canvas will then be embellished with complementary stitch work, weather enhancing lines, increasing shades, or by building on texture.

 

Light Painting Photography

(Photography, Science of Light)

VISUAL ART only for 10 yrs +

Fees : $2,950
Pick Your Week:
Tue, Wed & Fri, 2, 3, 5 Apr
Mon – Wed, 8 – 10 Apr

10:00 am – 12:30 pm daily

Discover the art of Light Painting. Use a camera and a moving light source to “paint” colours in the air! Experiment with objects, life models, spaces, and different sources of versatile lights inspired by Patrick Rochon and Darren Pearson. Learn how to set up your camera for long exposure mode, compose the shot, edit your photos, and compile an electrifying series of original photographs that tell a gleaming story.

 

Colour My World Visual Arts E-Bulletin Mar-Apr 2024

Colour My World Visual Arts E-Bulletin Mar-Apr 2024

ANATOMY

If there is one thing people like to draw, it’s people! Human anatomy is one of the core skills in art, so this Spring we’ll be focusing on anatomy and personal identity, whether it’s ourselves or others, outside or inside!

To find out more about our Visual Arts Workshops, visit: 

https://colour-my-world.com/term-workshops-on/

ENROL NOW: Term starts from 28 Feb!
Existing students do NOT need to re-enrol.

 

Explorer’s Art   (3 – 5 yrs)

Go Abstract!

Let’s go Abstract for our Mar-Apr term! Our little Explorers will playfully reinterpret signature artistic pieces with unconventional techniques and materials inspired by masters past and present. We’ll experiment with papercraft collage, 3D sculpting, squeegee rainbow painting, and many more – so remember parents, it’s not a mess, it’s abstract!

Core Art   (5 – 10 yrs)

Vital Heart

As Spring approaches, our Core Artists will investigate the symbolism of life and vitality, with drawings of the human form. Then with a larger-than-life anatomical sculpture, heavily decorated in an opulent style and analogous colours, we’ll celebrate the hardest working muscle in the body, the heart!

Drawing Fundamentals   (6 – 8 yrs)

X-ray Anatomy

Learn the fundamentals of human anatomy and the anatomy of a drawing, all in one project! Discover how the skeleton forms a framework for the body, how to render a dynamic pose with your linework using acrylic paints and markers. Create a layered artwork on acetate that vividly depicts the relationship between skeleton, anatomy, colour, and line.

Ready-Set-Draw   (8 yrs+)

Dream House

Design, draw, and paint a personalized home that displays your interests and personality. Learn how to utilise scale and proportion, along with one-point and two-point perspectives to add the illusion of depth to your watercolour illustration. Take inspiration from Emily Sutton and craft an intricately detailed dream house.

Comics   (8 yrs+)

Mini Zine ME

You want to get your art and ideas out into the world, and you want to do it now? Harness a “do it yourself” attitude to create and self-publish your own mini zine to share with friends and family. Pick a theme close to your heart, then pack your tiny magazine with comic strips, illustrated poems, and hilarious hand-drawn memes. Create the content, design the layout, and photocopy a limited run!

Sculpture Culture

(Pottery-Ceramics 10 yrs+)

Fundamentals Master Class

Learn to build three-dimensionally and excel in creation that takes form in art ware, figurines, sculpture, decorative and applied art objects. Acquire fundamental skills from pinching, coiling, slab to wheel-throwing, we shall experiment with new materials whilst utilising techniques of slip casting, clay modelling, and surface texturing.

Pixelated

(Digital Arts 10 yrs+)

Epic Fictional Realm

Make your art epic! Experiment with a range of techniques that recreate the appearance of layered watercolours and underpainting with oils in the digital medium. Study the genre of fantasy art and learn how to compose your own scene with dramatic lighting and heroic figures, inspired by the legendary Frank Frazetta.

Sketchbook Studies & Painting   (10 yrs+)

Anatomy & Self

Develop your knowledge of anatomy and improve your observational skills through a series of figure drawing exercises. Construct an anatomically correct drawing of individual body parts using simplified shapes following French artist Charles Bargue’s influential method. Then turn your gaze inwards and create a self-portrait that tells a story, using a range of techniques such as collaging previous drawings, gold foil, ink painting, and dripping effects, inspired by Chinese-American contemporary artist Hung Liu.

Tactile Textile  (12 yrs+)

Coat of Arms

From the European “Coat of Arms” to the Japanese “Mon”, heraldry can be seen as the ancestor of the modern ID card. Inspired by this iconographic tradition, you will design a new crest that reflects your contemporary life and aspirations, or an emblem representing your family or people. Use applique and mending techniques with found fabric, patchwork, and bricolage, and get busy fashioning a Coat of Arms series, then pick the one badge that you will be proud to wear!

Mentor Studio   (13 yrs+)

For art enthusiasts who are considering Art for GCSE, A-Levels, IGCSE or IB; or who simply enjoy being stretched artistically. Mentor Studio is open to any participants who want to strengthen their skill repertoire, build on their collection of portfolio-worthy artworks, or explore challenging themes through open-end self-enquiry guided closely by a mentor. Acquire in-depth knowledge and understanding of art-form, techniques and styles used as we guide you through various artistic decision and pathways to artistic achievement.

Architecture in Context   (13 yrs+)

Rendering technicalities with creativity, we explore architectural and interior spaces, with referenced imagery and floor plans of Hong Kong vibrant and historical landmarks to build a foundation of perspective, shape, space and form. Topics of investigation throughout the year range from Relocation, Restoration and Conversion, with rendition of a mix of architectural drawings, mood boards and illustrations; both conceptual and imaginative.

Colour My World Chinese New Year 2024 Holiday Workshop

Colour My World Chinese New Year 2024 Holiday Workshop

Chinese New Year 2024 Holiday Workshops

Pick Your Week:

Week 1 :  7 – 9 Feb 2024
Week 2 14 – 16 Feb 2024

Chinese New Year celebratory Art and Drama Camp opens for those littlie artists / dramatists! Spanning three mornings of festive fun, we will craft, sculpt and dramatise an array of visual arts and storytelling bursting with originality, colour and creativity! Our more seasoned artists will be coached on both physical and digital art in the spirit of jovial familial fondness.

Lucky Fai Chun

(Mixed Media Collage Art)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 4 – 6 yrs

Fees : $2,100
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 7 – 9 Feb
Wed – Fri, 14 – 16 Feb
10:00 am – 12:30 pm daily

IN VISUAL ART…

Bring good luck and prosperity to your home this Chinese New Year with a festive fai chun hanging banners. Use collage techniques to make a vibrant banner decoration embellished with majestic dragons and lucky phrases!

IN DRAMA…

Unleash your inner fire and dance into the Year of the Dragon! Embark on a journey of artistic expression with choreography inspired by the majestic dragon. Dive into the depths of dynamic movements, perform for a recorded video, and share this experience with your loved ones this holiday!

 

Dancing Dragon

(Papercraft, 3D Sculpture)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 7 – 10 yrs

Fees : $2,500
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 7 – 9 Feb
Wed – Fri, 14 – 16 Feb

10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

IN VISUAL ART…

The Dragon is on the loose this Chinese New Year!  Young artists will create their own dancing puppet dragon to celebrate the festivities. Painting their own golden and shiny papers for textured scales, learning folding techniques, cutting, gluing, and constructing this elaborate scaly creature to dance into the new year.

IN DRAMA…

The year of the dragon is upon us! Join us in performing the tale of The Great Race, a playful and poetic rendition of the Chinese zodiac myth. Hone your acting skills and explore diverse characters. Join in the world of narration, script reading, and devised performance this holiday!

 

New Year’s Past

(Watercolour Ink Illustration)

VISUAL ART only for 10 yrs +

Fees : $2,850
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 7 – 9 Feb
Wed – Fri, 14 – 16 Feb

10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

Take inspiration from the Chinese folk art of old Nianhua (New-Year pictures) to create your own New Year scene. Bring a photo of your family’s festive celebrations and turn it into a contemporary watercolour and liner illustration. Use a lightbox to trace key details from your photograph, infuse the composition with auspicious symbols, and use a limited colour palette to complete your retro festive scene.

 

Dragon Symmetry

(Digital Illustration)

VISUAL ART only for 10 yrs +

Fees : $2,850
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 7 – 9 Feb
Wed – Fri, 14 – 16 Feb

10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

Experience art creation that draws upon digital technology this Chinese New Year. Create a groovy yet majestic-looking dragon using digital illustration and symmetry tools on an iPad or laptop! Investigate the history of the Zodiac and its five elements in Chinese mythology to generate a strong design concept, exploring exquisite patterns and hues. Learn how to work smart with digital tools to generate your illustration to create complex uniformity and vibrant symmetry.

(Note student to provide own digital tool, iPad with Procreate or Laptop with Photoshop. Contact us ahead of workshop if unsure).

 

ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE SERIES WORKSHOP

Geometry Symmetry

(Geometric Drawing, Digital Editing)

For 9 yrs+

Fees : $2,950
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 7 – 9 Feb
Wed – Fri, 14 – 16 Feb
10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

Unleash the creative potential of mathematics! Whether it’s the drawings of MC Escher or the architecture of the Islamic world, maths has been used by artists and designers for centuries. Guest STEAM facilitator Alex Dutton will coach you through three ways of mathematically developing a repeat pattern into complex figuration as well as through mathematical randomness. Then, Colour My World facilitator Jem Perks will teach you ways to make use of digital art software to create complex tessellations from your work quickly and easily! No advanced maths knowledge needed.

About the Facilitators :

Alex Dutton is a tutor, teacher and founder of STEM education NGO Phoenix Space. He brings his deep knowledge of maths gained during his studies as astrophysics and combines it with a fresh, creative perspective that is hard to find in the classroom. He coaches Days 1 & 2 Geometric Drawing.

Jem Perks is an illustrator and designer who works with both digital and traditional media. He has been commissioned to illustrate for a variety of purposes including book covers, product packaging, and event promotion. He coaches Day 3 Digital Editing.

 

Fantastical Landscape Cinemagraph

(Photo Manipulation, Digital Collage)

For 9 yrs+

Fees : $2,850
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 7 – 9 Feb
Wed – Fri, 14 – 16 Feb
10:00 am – 12:30 pm daily

Dive into the digital with this photo-manipulation workshop introducing the basics of video editing (masking, layering, colour-editing) on Adobe Photoshop. Use digital image manipulation and animation to create a ‘still’ moving image – or cinemagraph. Combining images from various visual sources, we will create a multi-layer, fantasy-inspired digital collage complete with moving elements designed to delight and surprise.

About the Facilitator : Trained as a video producer, editor and photographer, Savannah is a freelance artist, whose work has been featured in multiple exhibitions including a recent group show with the Hong Kong Arts Collective. She is also art director to numerous live performances. When she is not teaching art, she runs her brand SKR studios for photo and video production.